Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2020

The US Department of Justice has indicted a hacker named Fxmsp for hacking over three hundred organizations worldwide and selling access to their networks. The US Department of Justice has indicted a hacker that goes online with the moniker Fxmsp for hacking over three hundred organizations worldwide and selling access to their networks.

Hacking 69

Hacking Antivirus Advertising Cybercrime 69

Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2024

Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called “ The Manipulaters ,” a sprawling web hosting network of phishing and spam delivery platforms. ” Exactly what that “new work” might entail, Saim Raza wouldn’t say. ” A number of questions, indeed.

Phishing 228

Phishing Cybercrime Malware Advertising 228

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Chinese-speaking cybercrime gang Rocke that carried out several large-scale cryptomining campaigns, has now using news tactics to evade detection. Chinese-speaking cybercrime gang Rocke, that carried out several large-scale cryptomining campaigns in past , has now using news tactics to evade detection. Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybercrime 61

Cybercrime DNS Malware Advertising 61

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

In contrast, WormGPT has promoted itself as a new, uncensored LLM that was created specifically for cybercrime activities. WormGPT was initially sold exclusively on HackForums , a sprawling, English-language community that has long featured a bustling marketplace for cybercrime tools and services.

Malware 220

Malware Cybercrime Advertising Phishing 220

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

ransomware displays ransom note in innovative way Carnival confirms data breach as a result of the August ransomware attack Google enhances malware protection for accounts enrolled in Advanced Protection Program (APP) Russian Cybercrime group is exploiting Zerologon flaw, Microsoft warns. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

Advertising 82

Advertising Antivirus Data privacy Ransomware 82

Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2019

The malicious code uses a hacking algorithm for most of its functions, the algorithm is similar to the one implemented for previous ShellTea version. “The hospitality industry, and particularly their POS networks, continues to be one of the industries most targeted by cybercrime groups. SecurityAffairs – FIN8, hacking).

Hacking 73

Hacking Malware Advertising Retail 73

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2020

In January, Chinese hackers have exploited another zero-day vulnerability in the Trend Micro OfficeScan antivirus in an attack that hit Mitsubishi Electric. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). Pierluigi Paganini.

Authentication 102

Authentication Advertising Antivirus Cybercrime 102

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

Experts uncovered a new tool dubbed BIOLOAD used by the FIN7 cybercrime group used as a dropper for a new variant of the Carbanak backdoor. The group that has been active since late 2015 targeted businesses worldwide to steal payment card information. ” Fortinet concludes. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – FIN7, malware).

Cybercrime 58

Cybercrime Antivirus Identity Theft Advertising 58

Krebs on Security

JULY 8, 2019

But GandCrab far eclipsed the success of competing ransomware affiliate programs largely because its authors worked assiduously to update the malware so that it could evade antivirus and other security defenses. in threads asking for urgent help obtaining access to hacked businesses in South Korea. of GandCrab.

Ransomware 260

Ransomware Accountability Cybercrime Passwords 260

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

A recently discovered cybercrime gang, tracked as Epic Manchego , is using a new technique to create weaponized Excel files that are able to bypass security checks. Some antivirus solutions specifically analyze this section look for malicious VBA code in the Excel docs. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Norway). Pierluigi Paganini.

Cybercrime 90

Cybercrime Phishing Advertising Antivirus 90

Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2020

He had no previous criminal records at the time of the arrest, but it is known to be a member of a cybercrime forum to become an affiliate for the GandCrab ransomware operation. Authorities also added that the man was involved in the distribution of cryptominers and wrote malware for other users on the same hacking forums.

Ransomware 113

Ransomware Advertising Malware Hacking 113

Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2020

Microsoft is warning of human-operated ransomware, this kind of attack against businesses is becoming popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. Human-operated ransomware is a technique usually employed in nation-state attacks that is becoming very popular in the cybercrime ecosystem. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Human-operated ransomare).

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Cybercrime Social Engineering Banking 111

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

The Latvian expert Ruslans Bondars (37), who developed and run the counter antivirus service Scan4You has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Scan4you is a VirusTotal like online multi-engine antivirus scanning service that could be used by vxers to test evasion abilities of their malware against the major antiviruses.

Malware 87

Malware Antivirus Retail Advertising 87

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

The cybercrime gang also apologized for the damages they have caused their victims. We are also publishing our decryption soft; we also hope that, having the keys, antivirus companies will issue their own more user-friendly decryption tools.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Ransomware 115

Ransomware Advertising Antivirus Education 115

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Lokibot malware has been active since 2015, it is an infostealer that was involved in many malspam campaigns aimed at harvest credentials from web browsers, email clients, admin tools and that was also used to target cryptocoin-wallet owners. Below the list of mitigations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines.

Malware 63

Malware Passwords Advertising Antivirus 63

Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2020

Jeff Bezos phone was hacked by Saudi crown prince. Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Data breaches 78

Data breaches Advertising Antivirus DDOS 78

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2019

FireEye Mandiant discovered that the FIN7 hacking group added new tools to its cyber arsenal, including a module to target remote administration software of ATM vendor. The group that has been active since late 2015 targeted businesses worldwide to steal payment card information. SecurityAffairs – FIN7, hacking).

Identity Theft 73

Identity Theft Hacking Advertising DNS 73

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Experts revealed that the botnet was used by the TA505 cybercrime gang to distribute the FlawedAmmy RAT and some email stealers. The Amedey malware sends back to the server several data, including a unique identifier of the infected system, the malware version, operating system, antivirus software, system name, and username.

Phishing 81

Phishing Social Engineering Malware Advertising 81

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

How not to disclosure a Hack. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. Between 2015 and 2019, the largest-known individual ransom demand was $15 million. High-end ransoms have gone up significantly too. UK Gov to Ramp up Cyber Offenses and Defences.

Energy and Utilities 122

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Banking Hacking 122

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The technique was already employed by other Chinese APT groups since 2013, later it was also adopted by other cybercrime gangs in attacks in the wild. ’ In a first attack scenario, hackers leverage a Microsoft antivirus component to load mpsvc.dll that acts as a loader for Groza_1.dat. SecurityAffairs – hacking, KilllSomeOne).

Encryption 105

Encryption Malware Advertising Antivirus 105

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Attackers hacked support agent to access Microsoft Outlook email accounts. RCE flaw in Electronic Arts Origin client exposes gamers to hack. Broadcom WiFi Driver bugs expose devices to hack. Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to 90 months in prison. The best news of the week with Security Affairs.

Computers and Electronics 59

Computers and Electronics Spyware Data breaches Advertising 59

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2019

The malicious code is under continuous enhancement, it is offered for sale on various hacking forums as a keylogger and stealer, it allows to monitor systems and exfiltrate information. The latest variant appeared in the cybercrime underground in December 2018, it was named HawkEye Reborn v9. ” continues the analysis.

Antivirus 81

Antivirus Malware Advertising Passwords 81

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The researchers provided evidence that the threat actors sold the purchased certificates to a cybercrime gang that used them to spread malware. The verification is done using a public antivirus scanning service, then the threat actors use the file scan record as “a clean bill of health” for potential buyers. Pierluigi Paganini.

Adware 79

Adware Advertising Marketing Antivirus 79

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Generally speaking, removal/cleaning by antivirus is not a sufficient guarantee. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – hacking, botnet). . • Limit Internet access for all agents to a controlled white list. Send the samples (.doc Pierluigi Paganini.

Malware 106

Malware Advertising Antivirus Banking 106

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2019

The crooks used malicious emails purporting to be legitimate from such entities as Western Union, Norton AntiVirus and the IRS to spread the malware. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – Romanian Duo, cybercrime). Gaughan in the Northern District of Ohio.

Cryptocurrency 85

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. Welcome to [link] Hacked By Chinese!”. Viruses Get Their Name: 1974-1986.

Malware 140

Malware Ransomware Antivirus Internet 140

Security Affairs

JULY 27, 2018

In 2015, Melvin (25) and Dennis van den B. (21), “The court today sentenced two men to hack computers and then extort a large group of people. In 2015, after the arrest of the suspects, the authorities seized the command and control server. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Ransomware 43

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

” Kraken Cryptor is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) affiliate program that first appeared in the cybercrime underground on August 16, 2018, it was advertised in a top-tier Russian-speaking cybercriminal forum by the threat actor ThisWasKraken. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

Ransomware 92

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

US DoJ charged two Russian citizens for deploying the Dridex malware and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. 32) and Igor Turashev (38) for distributing the infamous Dridex banking Trojan , and for their involvement in international bank fraud and computer hacking schemes. Attorney Brady.

Banking 62

Banking Malware Cybercrime Accountability 62

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Microsoft has shared more information on ransomware and how to stay safe online here , it urges organizations to: • Keep your Windows Operating System and antivirus up-to-date. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. .” continues Microsoft. Upgrade to Windows 10. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 80

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Below is the list of exploits used by the bot: Vulnerability Affected devices CVE-2020-8515 DrayTek Vigor2960 1.3.1_Beta, Vigor3900 1.4.4_Beta, and Vigor300B 1.3.3_Beta, 1.4.2.1_Beta, and 1.4.4_Beta devices CVE-2015-2051 D-Link DIR-645 Wired/Wireless Router Rev. SecurityAffairs – hacking, BotenaGo). Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta,

IoT 115

IoT Firmware Malware Wireless 115

Security Affairs

AUGUST 24, 2020

For instance, to disable built-in antivirus software, the attackers used Defender Control and Your Uninstaller. Group-IB’s technological leadership is built on the company’s 17 years of hands-on experience in cybercrime investigations around the world and 60 000 hours of cyber security incident response accumulated in one of ???

Threat Detection 82

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

620 million accounts stolen from 16 hacked websites available for sale on the dark web. Astaroth Trojan relies on legitimate os and antivirus processes to steal data. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Password Checkup Chrome extension warns users about compromised logins.

Advertising 67

Advertising Antivirus Malware Backups 67

Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2020

Fxmsp gained worldwide fame in May 2019, after it was reported that the networks belonging to leading antivirus software companies had been compromised. Fxmsp took his first steps in the cybercrime scene in September 2016 when he registered on an underground forum, fuckav[.]ru. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Fxmsp). First steps.

Antivirus 79

Antivirus Advertising Hacking Banking 79

Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

Operators behind the Pysa ransomware, also employed a version of the PowerShell Empire penetration-testing tool, they were able to stop antivirus products. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. SecurityAffairs – Pysa ransomware, cybercrime). newversion file extension instead of.

Government 100

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2019

The Retadup bot has been around since at least 2015, it was involved in several malicious campaigns aimed at delivering malware such as information stealers, ransomware and miners. Then Avast contacted the Cybercrime Fighting Center (C3N) of the French National Gendarmerie in March this year and requested its support to dismantle the botnet.

Malware 81

Malware Advertising Antivirus Cryptocurrency 81

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Vulnerability in Medtronic insulin pumps allow hacking devices. Firefox finally addressed the Antivirus software TLS Errors. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Germany and the Netherlands agreed to build TEN, the first ever joint military internet. Is Your Browser Secure?

Scams 47

Scams Spyware DNS Advertising 47